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News from October 2024

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VA provides 289 home purchase loans in Connecticut in Q3

By Constitution State News | Oct 28, 2024

There were 289 VA home purchase loans issued in Connecticut in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $116.1 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Waterford woman pleads guilty to embezzlement from addiction services nonprofit

By Constitution State News | Oct 21, 2024

Vanessa Roberts Avery, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Michele Devine, a 50-year-old resident of Waterford, has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge. The plea was entered before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven. Devine admitted to embezzling funds from the Southeastern Regional Action Council on Substance Abuse, Inc. (SERAC), where she held the position of executive director.

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VA provides 440 home loans in Connecticut totaling $170.4 million in Q3

By Constitution State News | Oct 19, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 440 home loans totaling $170.4 million in Connecticut during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Inflation in Connecticut lower than national average as of September 2024

By Constitution State News | Oct 16, 2024

As of September 2024, Connecticut experienced a 17.6% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.5% increase.

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Connecticut receives $20.1 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q3

By Constitution State News | Oct 16, 2024

The VA issued 53 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Connecticut during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Connecticut universities charging more in 2022-23 school year

By Constitution State News | Oct 15, 2024

College tuition fees rose 3.2% in Connecticut in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Connecticut: Device companies were the least FDA inspected companies in Connecticut in Q3

By Constitution State News | Oct 11, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted three inspections at three device companies from Connecticut in the third quarter of 2024.

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Stratford man receives four-year federal sentence for gun trafficking

By Constitution State News | Oct 11, 2024

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Eskavail Gordon, also known as "Vail," aged 21 from Stratford, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison. The sentence was delivered by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford. Following his imprisonment, Gordon will serve three years of supervised release due to a firearm trafficking offense.

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Taxpayers spent over $221,000 for kids’ ‘sex change’ interventions in Connecticut, report shows

By Constitution State News reports | Oct 10, 2024

Taxpayers spent more than $2.5 million for “irreversible sex change interventions” on children in Connecticut via managed Medicaid between the years 2019 and 2023.

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New Canaan man sentenced for tax evasion; ordered to report in February

By Constitution State News | Oct 7, 2024

Vanessa Roberts Avery, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that Vishal Dhar, a 56-year-old resident of New Canaan, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison. The sentence was delivered by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport. Following his prison term, Dhar will be under supervised release for two years due to tax evasion.

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Analysis: Connecticut one of 25 states allowing boys to play girls’ high school sports

By Constitution State News | Oct 6, 2024

An analysis by Constitution State News shows that, following President Biden's new Title IX protections in April 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” Connecticut is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls' high school sports.

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Connecticut ranks 22nd in average VA home loan amount in 2023

By Constitution State News | Oct 3, 2024

With $350,771 in issued loans, Connecticut ranked 22nd for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2023, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.

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FDA conducted lowest number of inspections on Devices companies in Connecticut during September

By Constitution State News | Oct 2, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection at one Devices company from Connecticut in September.

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Which type of Connecticut companies were inspected the most by FDA in September?

By Constitution State News | Oct 1, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted two inspections at two Food and Cosmetics companies from Connecticut in September.